Case Reports Transfusion Medicine 2023 Exercise 2: Apheresis in the Treatment of Stiff Person Syndrome

Authors

Ian M. Harrold, MD

Robert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio

Melissa R. George, DO

Department Of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         differentiate stiff person syndrome from similar syndromes;

·         discuss the potential causes and presentations of stiff person syndrome;

·         evaluate the treatment options for stiff person syndrome; and

·         explain the mechanism by which therapeutic plasma exchange is beneficial in stiff person syndrome.